Shoe form



May 20, 1930. v E, DAM. 759,566

SHOE FORM Filed April 25, 1929 INVEN TO R.

Emeszo Damz BY A TTORNE Patented May 20,1930 "y f 1,259,566

UNITED STATES Poem-' magi-5,; j

EENEs'ro DAMI, E NEW'YORK, N. Y. j SHOE Eomvr I 7 Application filed April 23,1929. Serial No. 357,418. Y

This invention relates to new and useful This strap is slidably mounted in the guide improvementsinshoe form. member 12 and has a slightly down" turned The inventionhas for" an object the profront end 17 preventing complete disengagevision of a device of the class mentioned ment of the strap from the guide member.

which is of simple durableconstruction, de- The rear. end of the strap 16 is turned at 55 pendable in use and efficient in action, and right a'ngles to the main portionasindicated which may be manufactured and sold at a by'reference numeral 18'and isattalche d upon} reasonable cost. I a heel portion 19. This heel portion made The invention proposes an integral vamp from sheetmetal preferably aluminuln jandv and toe portion held in spaced relation to a has curved and inturned bottom edges 20. 60.

heel portion by a spring steel strap, said In Flg 1 and 2, thedotand dash lines21 spaced relation being arranged adjustable lndlcated a Sb e Into wbielrthefshoe r ll i for accommodating shoe ofvarious lengths. en engaged. In engagedlposition thestrap. The vamp and toe portion may be modified to 6 8 Slightly bowed for. firmly I forcing the have edge sectionspivotally connected to the v p and t p l nlo f the deviee intoj 65; main portion thereof and urged into spread h from? PQ 9 l h 81106 d t y e l positions by coaxial spring so asto tension P01121011 19 g t e b&0k'P01t10I1 f he the toe andvamp portion of a shoe when th b It Should be noticed that the, heelpo'r to i ag d th i I 1 s m 13103119 is at a material higher elevation'than I For further comprehension of the invent vamp and toe p0rt1on'10 for'correspoi Z tion, and of the objects and advantages thereg en cQnstlv-ctloil OZ S i of, reference will be hadto the following de e OPBTMIVQ length of i e SbOe treemay.

Q scription and accompanying drawings, and be s ed geg e 1I1t0 s e 9f f to the app-ended claims in. which the various ferent SlZeS y holdmg the mp t p .novel features of the invention are more partion 110 nd p shing forward on the strap 5. i

ticularly set forth. r so that the tongue. 14 disengagesfroml the In the accompanying drawing forming a ap r strap .16 maythcn be slid material part of this disclosure W a w P03113101} i h g d 12 e f Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a device tongue g g d 111 One of the said aper- 3 constructed according to this invention; 'ee 5 Q g the Parts in h r w 80, v Fig 2 is a bottom i w h fi pos tions. Dot and 'dash lines 22in Fig. 2'

- Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on in l he heel port-ion 19 in a complete the line 3 3 of Fig, 2, retracted position, that is, with the strap'lti Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevational completely engaged thru the guide member iew ofa, portion of 1, but disclosing 3, 12. In th1s COIldllllOIl Of thfi CiGVlGG it takes 85 modified form. V up a mlnimum quantity of room and may be Fig. 5 is a bottom elevational iew of th conveniently stored'away while not in use. ortion hown inFig 4, In the modified form of the deviceillus- Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical sectional trated in Figs- 4, 5 and 6, 21. vamp and toe view taken on the line 66 of Fig. 5. portion 10 has been shown consisting of a 9' The reference numeral 10 indicates genmain central portion 23 and edgesections 24 erally an integral vamp and toe portion made hingedly connected with the main portion as of sheet metal preferably aluminum and hav at 25. Coaxial springs 26 are arranged upon ing curved and inturned bottom edges 11. A the hinge axis of the edge sections and are I guide member 12 provided with an enarrangedfor normally urging the edge sec- 9 5 larged base 18 is supported within the portions into expanded position as indicated tion 10 and preferably is made from spring by the dot and dash lines 27 in Fig. 6. steel. The guide member has a rear tongue Rear extensions 28 project from the rear 14 for engaging in one of a plurality of apportions of the sections 24: and serve as han- 59 ertures 15 formed in a spring steel strap 16. dles which may be manually pressed together 9 I while the vamp and toe portion is inserted v '7 within the shoe upon releasing, the springs 26 act to expand the sections Qtjtensionin'g the fications coming within the scope of the in-' toe and vamp portion of a shoe and tending to eliminate wrinkling therein.

While I have shown and described the pre-' ferredfembodiment of my invention, it is to V be understood that I do not limit myself to a the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modis V vention as defined in the appended claims.

, Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby United States LettersPatent is 7 shoeform,comprising a vamp and: toe portion, a guide attached thereon, a strap V engaged in the guide, a heel portionattached on'the rear of the strap, said vamp and toe portion having edge sections hingedly mounted and urgedintospread conditions bysprings coaxial on the hinges, vand rear: extension members proj ectingfrom the'rear of the edge sections for allowing; manual forcing of the edge sections together whileinserting and re- 7 moving the vamp and toeportion from a shoe.

- eiAjshoe f ms mp Vamp and toe "portion, a guide attached thereon and havinga rearward projecting tongue, a strap j engaged in'the' guide and havin'gapertures engageable by the tongue,and a heel portion' attached on the rear of the strap, said strap having a bent forward end arranged for'preventing complete disengagement of the strap from the guide.

3. A shoe form, -comprisin a vamp and toe portion, a guide attached t ereon, a strap natu e- 4.;

i engaged in the guidefland a heel portion at-.

tached on the rear of the strap, said vamp and, a .toeportion having edge "sections hingedly mounted and urged int-o spread conditions by I springs coaxial on the hinges;

' In testimony whereof I have aifixed my sig- ,n NE s'ro DAMI. 

